WO2020259433A1 - 自动运输装置、及适用于物流场景下自动运输装置的拣货信息获取及显示方法 - Google Patents

自动运输装置、及适用于物流场景下自动运输装置的拣货信息获取及显示方法 Download PDF

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WO2020259433A1
WO2020259433A1 PCT/CN2020/097401 CN2020097401W WO2020259433A1 WO 2020259433 A1 WO2020259433 A1 WO 2020259433A1 CN 2020097401 W CN2020097401 W CN 2020097401W WO 2020259433 A1 WO2020259433 A1 WO 2020259433A1
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  • the invention relates to a method for obtaining picking information. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for acquiring and displaying picking information suitable for a logistics warehouse containing an automatic transportation device.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic transport device and its picking information acquisition and display method, as well as a picking information acquisition method suitable for a logistics warehouse containing an automatic transport device.
  • an automatic transportation device wherein the automatic transportation device at least includes a distance sensor, which is disposed around the automatic transportation device, and is used to measure the distance from the surrounding objects to the automatic transportation device.
  • a method for acquiring picking information of an automatic transportation device at least including the following steps: using a container sensor to associate a container with the automatic transportation device; using wireless communication
  • the module transmits the container number of the container to the remote server, and accepts the picking information fed back by the remote server; combines (1) the container number, (2) the picking information, and (3)
  • the vehicle number of the automatic transport device is associated with the three; the associated container number, the picking information, and the vehicle number are displayed on the display screen.
  • a picking information acquisition method which is suitable for a logistics warehouse containing an automatic transportation device, and the method at least includes the following steps: associating an empty container with the automatic transportation device so that the The container number of the container is associated with the vehicle number of the automatic transportation device; the associated container number and the vehicle number are displayed on the display screen of the automatic transportation device; the automatic transportation device transmits the information to the remote server The vehicle number and the container number, and accept the picking information fed back by the remote server; associate the picking information with the container number and the vehicle number; and display the associated container number, The picking information and the vehicle number are on the display screen of the automatic transport device.
  • the quick combination and release of picking, container, and vehicle information between the automatic transport device and the remote server is realized, and various information can be displayed to the on-site staff in time. It can open up the information circulation link in the intelligent logistics warehouse and maximize the efficiency of goods handling in the intelligent logistics scenario.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a transportation process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 shows the structure and display screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 shows a series of screen flow screens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 shows in a flowchart a method for obtaining picking information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • association refers to the computer program that links specific data with each other (may use a specific data structure such as a linked list, etc.), and the associated data can be displayed on the screen together, so as to operate Users will be able to more easily understand the relationship between these related materials.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a transportation process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the automatic transport device 100 first moves autonomously and reaches the positioning point A near the conveyor belt 600.
  • the automatic transport device 100 obtains the empty container 200 from the conveyor belt 600.
  • the method of obtaining it can be as shown in the figure.
  • Manual handling, or mechanical equipment handling (such as conveyor belts or robotic arms).
  • the container 200 has an identification mark, which can be a two-dimensional code or a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.
  • FIG 2 shows the structure and display screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the automatic transport device 100 has a display screen 110 and a container sensor 120.
  • the first button 111 of ” starts a series of associated procedures.
  • the container number 410, the vehicle number 420, and the picking information 430 will be displayed on the display 110 at the same time.
  • the first button 111 has text to guide the on-site staff, such as "establish association with the container".
  • the container sensor 120 may be a radio frequency identification reading device or a two-dimensional code scanning device.
  • FIG. 3 shows a series of display screen flow screens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the container senses The device 120 is activated, and the container sensor 120 is ready to sense the identification mark of the container 200.
  • the processor of the automatic transport device 100 associates the container 200 with the automatic transport device 100, and displays the container number 410 of the container 200 and the automatic transport device on the display 110 The vehicle number of 100 is 420. Please refer to the bottom left of FIG. 1 and the bottom left of FIG. 3 at the same time.
  • the automatic transport device 100 transmits the vehicle number 420 and the container number 410 to the remote server 500, and then the automatic transport device 100 receives the picking information 430 from the remote server 500. And the picking information 430 is associated with the container number 410 and the vehicle number 420.
  • the establishment and cancellation of the association between the container number 410, the vehicle number 420, and the picking information 430 are all realized by the processor of the automatic transport device 100 .
  • the display 110 displays the container number 410, vehicle number 420, and picking information 430 at the same time (please refer to the display screen shown at the bottom right of Figure 3). At this time, the on-site staff can quickly understand through the display 110 The connection relationship between the container number 410, the vehicle number 420, and the picking information 430.
  • the automatic transport device 100 waits for the departure picking instruction issued by the remote server 500, or the on-site staff issues the departure via the display 110 Order picking. After the automatic transport device 100 receives the start picking instruction, the automatic transport device 100 starts to drive from a standstill and goes to each cargo storage area for cargo picking.
  • the automatic transport device 100 After the automatic transport device 100 picks the goods, it will move autonomously and return to the location B near the conveyor belt 600, waiting for the loaded container 200 to be transported back to the conveyor belt 600.
  • the aforementioned transport can be manual Handling, or mechanical equipment handling (such as conveyor belts or robotic arms).
  • the automatic transport device 100 When the automatic transport device 100 reaches a fixed point near the conveyor belt 600, it is driven to a static state.
  • the container sensor 120 is a radio frequency identification device
  • the processor of the automatic transport device 100 cancels the container number 410 and the vehicle number At the same time, the association between the picking information 430 and the vehicle number 420 is also cancelled.
  • the display 110 no longer displays the container number 410 and the picking information 430 (that is, return to the display 110 in the upper left corner of Figure 3 Screen).
  • the container sensor 120 is a QR code scanning device
  • the processor of the automatic transport device 100 cancels the difference between the container number 410 and the vehicle number 420.
  • the association between the picking information 430 and the vehicle number 420 is also cancelled.
  • the display 110 no longer displays the container number 410 and the picking information 430 (that is, return to the screen 110 in the upper left corner of Figure 3) .
  • the on-site staff clicks the second button 112 on the display 110, and the processor of the automatic transport device 100 disassociates the container number 410 and the vehicle number 420, and also cancels the picking information 430.
  • the display 110 will no longer display the container number 410 and the picking information 430 (that is, return to the display 110 screen in the upper left corner of FIG. 3) after the cancellation, and the second button 112 is equipped to guide on-site work Person's text, such as "Unlink from container".
  • the on-site staff or robotic arm removes the goods from the container 200 and uses a handheld sensing device to sense the identification mark of the container 200
  • the remote server 500 cancels the association between the container number 410 and the picking information 430.
  • the picking information acquisition method suitable for logistics warehouses has completed the entire process, and return to step 1 to wait for a new round of process to be restarted.
  • Fig. 4 shows a flow chart of a method for obtaining picking information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which includes the following steps: (for numbers, please refer to Figs. 1 to 3 at the same time)
  • Step S01 The automatic transport device 100 moves autonomously and reaches the positioning point A.
  • the positioning point A is located near the conveyor belt 600, and the automatic transport device 100 does not carry any container 200 at this time.
  • Step S02 The automatic transportation device 100 obtains the empty container 200 from the conveyor belt 600.
  • the method of obtaining the empty container 200 may be manual transportation or mechanical equipment transportation (for example, a conveyor belt or a robotic arm).
  • the on-site worker triggers the first button 111 on the display 110 and uses the container sensor 120 to associate the container 200 with the automatic transportation device 100.
  • the automatic transport device 100 or the remote server 500 associates the container number 410 with the vehicle number 420, and the display screen 110 of the automatic transport device 100 The container number 410 and the vehicle number 420 are displayed at the same time.
  • Step S03 The automatic transport device 100 uses the wireless communication module to transmit the container number 410 of the container 200 to the remote server 500.
  • the vehicle number 420 is also transmitted to the remote server 500 at the same time.
  • the remote server 500 will allocate an appropriate order corresponding to the container number 410 according to the capacity size corresponding to the container number 410, and feed back the picking information 430 containing the order information to the automatic transportation device 100.
  • Step S04 The automatic transport device 100 receives the picking information 430 fed back by the remote server 500.
  • Step S05 The automatic transportation device 100 associates (1) the container number 410, (2) the picking information 430, and (3) the vehicle number 420 of the automatic transportation device.
  • Step S06 The automatic transport device 100 displays the associated container number 410, picking information 430, and vehicle number 420 on the display 110 of the automatic transport device 100.
  • Step S07 The automatic transport device 100 autonomously moves to each cargo storage area for cargo picking. After the automatic transport device 100 arrives at the target cargo storage area, the on-site staff or the robot arm puts the relevant goods into the corresponding container 200 according to the picking information 430 displayed on the display screen 110. At this time, the on-site staff can quickly understand the connection relationship among the container number 410, the vehicle number 420, and the picking information 430 through the display screen 110.
  • Step S08 The automatic transport device 100 completes the picking of the goods, moves autonomously and reaches the positioning point B.
  • Positioning point B is located near the conveyor belt 600, but different from the positioning point A, the positioning point B is closer to the upstream position of the conveyor belt than the positioning point A.
  • the upstream position is near the starting point of the conveyor belt.
  • the automatic transport device 100 carries a container 200 that has contained goods.
  • Step S09 On-site workers or robotic arms use the container sensor 120 to disassociate the container 200 from the automatic transport device 100.
  • the container sensor 120 is a radio frequency identification device
  • the processor of the automatic transport device 100 releases the container.
  • the association between the serial number 410 and the vehicle serial number 420, and at the same time, the association between the picking information 430 and the vehicle serial number 420 is removed. After the removal, the display 110 no longer displays the container serial number 410 and the picking information 430 (that is, return to the upper left of Figure 3). Corner of the display 110 screen).
  • the container sensor 120 is a QR code scanning device
  • the processor of the automatic transport device 100 cancels the difference between the container number 410 and the vehicle number 420.
  • the association between the picking information 430 and the vehicle number 420 is also cancelled.
  • the display 110 no longer displays the container number 410 and the picking information 430 (that is, return to the screen 110 in the upper left corner of Figure 3) .
  • the on-site staff clicks the second button 112 on the display 110, and the processor of the automatic transport device 100 disassociates the container number 410 and the vehicle number 420, and also cancels the picking information 430.
  • the display screen 110 After the association with the vehicle number 420, the display screen 110 no longer displays the container number 410 and the picking information 430 (that is, returns to the screen 110 in the upper left corner of FIG. 3) after the cancellation. After all the containers 200 are removed from the automatic transport device 100 and put on the conveyor belt 600, this round of the process ends, and the automatic transport device 100 automatically goes to the positioning point A to start the next round of processes.
  • the picking information acquisition and display method of the present invention realizes the quick combination and release of picking, container, and vehicle information between the automatic transport device and the remote server, and can display various information to the on-site staff in time, so it can get through
  • the information circulation link in the intelligent logistics warehouse maximizes the efficiency of goods handling in the intelligent logistics scenario.

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一种自动运输装置(100),包括:距离传感器,用以测量周遭物体距离自动运输装置的距离;移动底盘,具有动力轮带动自动运输装置;承载部,具有用以承载容器(200)的空间;容器感测器(120),感知容器(200)是否关联于自动运输装置(100);无线通信模块,于确定容器(200)关联于自动运输装置(100)后,向远端服务器(500)传送容器编号,并接受反馈之拣货信息;以及显示屏(110),显示关联后的容器编号(410)以及拣货信息(430)。以及一种拣货信息获取和显示方法。该自动运输装置实现了自动运输装置与远端服务器之间的拣货、容器、车辆信息之快速结合及解除,及时显示各种信息给现场工作人员,提高了货品搬运效率。

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自动运输装置、及适用于物流场景下自动运输装置的拣货信息获取及显示方法 技术领域
本发明涉及一种拣货信息获取方法。更具体的,本发明涉及一种适用于包含自动运输装置的物流仓库的拣货信息获取及显示方法。
背景技术
现代化的物流仓库中,为了减少现场人力的数量,并且为了解放现场工作人员的双手,因此许多物流仓库中开始引进自动运输装置来协助进行货品的搬运。
然而如何自动化的在自动运输装置与远端服务器之间智能的获取拣货信息、并及时显示该拣货信息给现场工作人员,一直是现代化的物流仓库所希望解决的难题。
为此,我们迫切需要一种智能化的拣货信息获取及显示方法,应用于包含自动运输装置的物流仓库中,打通信息流通环节,最大化智能仓库的货品搬运效率。
发明内容
本发明的目的是提供一种自动运输装置及其拣货信息获取和显示方法、以及适用于包含自动运输装置之物流仓库的拣货信息获取方法。
根据本发明的第一个方面,提供了一种自动运输装置,其中,所述自动运输装置至少包括:距离传感器,配置于所述自动运输装置的周围,用以测量周遭物体距离所述自动运输装置的距离;移动底盘,具有多个动力轮,所述动力轮带动所述自动运输装置;承载部,配置 于所述移动底盘的上方或内部,具有用以承载容器的空间;容器感测器,感知容器是否关联于所述自动运输装置;无线通信模块,于确定所述容器关联于所述自动运输装置后,向远端服务器传送所述容器的容器编号,并且接受所述远端服务器反馈之拣货信息;以及显示屏,于所述无线通信模块自所述远端服务器接收所述拣货信息后,显示所述容器编号以及所述拣货信息。
根据本发明的第二个方面,提供了一种自动运输装置的拣货信息获取方法,所述方法至少包括以下步骤:使用容器感测器,将容器关联于所述自动运输装置;使用无线通信模块,向远端服务器传送所述容器的容器编号,并且接受所述远端服务器反馈之拣货信息;将(1)所述容器编号、(2)所述拣货信息、以及(3)所述自动运输装置的车辆编号,三者进行关联;显示关联后的所述容器编号、所述拣货信息、以及所述车辆编号于显示屏。
根据本发明的第三个方面,提供了一种拣货信息获取方法,适用于包含自动运输装置的物流仓库,所述方法至少包括以下步骤:将空的容器关联于自动运输装置,使得所述容器的容器编号与所述自动运输装置的车辆编号进行关联;显示关联后的所述容器编号以及所述车辆编号于所述自动运输装置的显示屏;所述自动运输装置向远端服务器传送所述车辆编号以及所述容器编号,并且接受所述远端服务器反馈之拣货信息;将所述拣货信息关联于所述容器编号以及所述车辆编号;以及显示关联后的所述容器编号、所述拣货信息、以及所述车辆编号于所述自动运输装置的显示屏。
根据本发明之拣货信息获取及显示方法,实现了自动运输装置与远端服务器之间的拣货、容器、车辆信息之快速结合及解除、且能及时显示各种信息给现场工作人员,故能打通智能物流仓库中的信息流通环节,最大化智能物流场景下的货品搬运效率。
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下面,通过参看附图更详细地描述本发明,可以更好地理解本发明的原理、特点和优点。附图包括:
图1示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的运输过程示意图。
图2示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的结构和显示屏画面。
图3示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的一系列显示屏流程画面。
图4以流程图示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的拣货信息获取方法。
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为了使本发明所要解决的技术问题、技术方案以及有益的技术效果更加清楚明白,以下将结合附图以及多个示例性实施例对本发明进行进一步详细说明。应当理解,此处所描述的具体实施例仅用于解释本发明,而不是用于限定本发明的保护范围。以下所述之「关联」,指的是计算机程序中,将特定的资料相互连结(可以是使用特定的资料结构例如链表等),关联后的资料可以一并显示于屏幕中,如此一来操作用户将能更容易理解这些关联资料之间的关系。
图1示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的运输过程示意图。如图1右下方所示,自动运输装置100首先自主移动并到达输送带600附近的定位点A,自动运输装置100自输送带600取得空的容器200,取得的方式可以为如图所示的人工搬运、又或者是机械设备搬运(例如输送带或机械臂)。容器200具有识别标记,识别标记可以是一个二维码或是射频识别(RFID)标签。图2示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的结构和显示屏画面,如图2所示,自动运输装置100具有显示屏110以及容器感测器120,用户透过触发显示屏110上的 第一按键111开始进行一系列关联程序,关联程序皆完成后显示屏110上将同时显示容器编号410、车辆编号420、拣货信息430。第一按键111上具备引导现场工作人员之文字,例如「建立与容器之关联」。容器感测器120可以是射频识别读取设备或是二维码扫码设备。
图3示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的一系列显示屏流程画面,如图3左上方至左下方所示,当显示屏110上的第一按键111被触发后,容器感测器120被启动,容器感测器120准备对容器200的识别标记进行感测。当使用容器感测器120感测到容器200的识别标记后,自动运输装置100的处理器将容器200关联于自动运输装置100,并于显示屏110显示容器200的容器编号410以及自动运输装置100的车辆编号420。接着请同时参考图1左下方和图3左下方,自动运输装置100向远端服务器500传送车辆编号420以及容器编号410,随后自动运输装置100接受来自远端服务器500反馈之拣货信息430,并将拣货信息430关联于容器编号410以及车辆编号420,其中容器编号410、车辆编号420、以及拣货信息430三者之间关联的建立和解除都由自动运输装置100的处理器来实现。关联完成后,显示屏110同时显示容器编号410、车辆编号420、以及拣货信息430(请参考图3右下方示意之显示屏画面),此时现场工作人员透过显示屏110可以快速的了解容器编号410、车辆编号420、以及拣货信息430三者之间的连结关系。容器编号410、车辆编号420、以及拣货信息430三者关联完成后,自动运输装置100等待远端服务器500发出之出发拣货指令,或是由现场工作人员透过显示屏110操作发出此出发拣货指令,待自动运输装置100收到出发拣货指令后,自动运输装置100由静止开始驱动,前往各货物存储区进行货物拣选。
请参考图1上方,当自动运输装置100拣选货物完成后,会自主移动并回到输送带600附近的定位点B,等待将已载货的容器200搬运回输送带600,前述搬运可以是人工搬运、又或者是机械设备搬运 (例如输送带或机械臂)。当自动运输装置100到达输送带600附近的定点后,由驱动转为静止状态。在容器感测器120为射频识别设备的情况下,当容器感测器120感测到容器200的射频识别标签远离自动运输装置100后,自动运输装置100的处理器解除容器编号410与车辆编号420之间的关联,同时也解除拣货信息430与车辆编号420之间的关联,解除后显示屏110不再显示容器编号410以及拣货信息430(即回到图3左上角的显示屏110画面)。在容器感测器120为二维码扫码设备的情况下,当容器感测器120感测到容器200的二维码后,自动运输装置100的处理器解除容器编号410与车辆编号420之间的关联,同时也解除拣货信息430与车辆编号420之间的关联,解除后显示屏110不再显示容器编号410以及拣货信息430(即回到图3左上角的显示屏110画面)。在另一种实施例中,现场工作人员点选显示屏110上的第二按键112,自动运输装置100的处理器解除容器编号410与车辆编号420之间的关联,同时也解除拣货信息430与车辆编号420之间的关联,解除后显示屏110不再显示容器编号410以及拣货信息430(即回到图3左上角的显示屏110画面),其中第二按键112上具备引导现场工作人员之文字,例如「解除与容器之关联」。
请参考图1右上方,当容器编号410以及拣货信息430两者与车辆编号420之间的关联解除后,容器200回到输送带600上进行输送,此时虽然容器编号410以及拣货信息430两者与车辆编号420之间的没有关联,但容器编号410以及拣货信息430之间的关联还是存在的,容器编号410以及拣货信息430之间的关联(请参考图3右上方)记录于远端服务器500。换句话说,在容器200刚回到输送带600上进行输送时,虽然容器200离开了自动运输装置100,但货品仍旧装载在容器200之中,因此容器编号410与车辆编号420之关联解除,但容器编号410与拣货信息430之间的关联仍然存在。
请参考图1右方,当装载有货品之容器200透过输送带600到达 包装台610时,现场工作人员或机械手臂从容器200取出货品后,使用手持感测设备感测容器200的识别标记,感测完成后远端服务器500解除容器编号410与拣货信息430之间的关联。至此,适用于物流仓库的拣货信息获取方法完成了整个流程,回到步骤一等待重新启动新一轮的流程。
图4以流程图示出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的拣货信息获取方法,包含以下步骤:(标号请同时参考图1至图3)
步骤S01:自动运输装置100自主移动并到达定位点A。定位点A位于输送带600附近,此时的自动运输装置100并未承载任何容器200。
步骤S02:自动运输装置100自输送带600取得空的容器200,取得的方式可以为人工搬运、又或者是机械设备搬运(例如输送带或机械臂)。自动运输装置100取得空容器后,现场工作人员触发显示屏110上的第一按键111,并使用容器感测器120,将容器200关联于自动运输装置100。更详细地说,使用容器感测器120感测容器200的识别标记后,自动运输装置100或是远端服务器500将容器编号410与车辆编号420关联在一起,自动运输装置100的显示屏110同时显示容器编号410与车辆编号420。
步骤S03:自动运输装置100使用无线通信模块,向远端服务器500传送容器200的容器编号410。在一种实施例中,还同时向远端服务器500传送车辆编号420。远端服务器500会根据容器编号410对应的容量大小,分配合适的订单对应所述容器编号410,并反馈包含有所述订单信息的拣货信息430至自动运输装置100。
步骤S04:自动运输装置100接受远端服务器500反馈之拣货信息430。
步骤S05:自动运输装置100将(1)容器编号410、(2)拣货信息430、和(3)自动运输装置的车辆编号420,三者进行关联。
步骤S06:自动运输装置100显示关联后的容器编号410、拣货 信息430、以及车辆编号420于自动运输装100之显示屏110。
步骤S07:自动运输装置100自主移动前往各货物存储区进行货物拣选。自动运输装置100到达目标货物存储区后,现场工作人员或机械手臂根据显示屏110所显示的拣货信息430将相关货品放入对应的容器200中。此时现场工作人员透过显示屏110可以快速的了解容器编号410、车辆编号420、以及拣货信息430三者之间的连结关系。
步骤S08:自动运输装置100拣选货物完成,自主移动并到达定位点B。定位点B位于输送带600附近,但不同于定位点A,定位点B相较于定位点A更靠近输送带的上游位置,所述上游位置指靠近输送带开始传送的起点位置附近,此时的自动运输装置100承载已容纳货品之容器200。
步骤S09:现场工作人员或机械手臂使用容器感测器120解除容器200与自动运输装置100之间的关联。更详细的说,在容器感测器120为射频识别设备的情况下,当容器感测器120感测到容器200的射频识别标签远离自动运输装置100后,自动运输装置100的处理器解除容器编号410与车辆编号420之间的关联,同时也解除拣货信息430与车辆编号420之间的关联,解除后显示屏110不再显示容器编号410以及拣货信息430(即回到图3左上角的显示屏110画面)。在容器感测器120为二维码扫码设备的情况下,当容器感测器120感测到容器200的二维码后,自动运输装置100的处理器解除容器编号410与车辆编号420之间的关联,同时也解除拣货信息430与车辆编号420之间的关联,解除后显示屏110不再显示容器编号410以及拣货信息430(即回到图3左上角的显示屏110画面)。在另一种实施例中,现场工作人员点选显示屏110上的第二按键112,自动运输装置100的处理器解除容器编号410与车辆编号420之间的关联,同时也解除拣货信息430与车辆编号420之间的关联,解除后显示屏110不再显示容器编号410以及拣货信息430(即回到图3左上角的显示屏110画面)。当所有的容器200从自动运输装置100取下并放上输送带 600后,本轮流程结束,自动运输装置100自动前往定位点A准备启动下一轮流程。
本发明之拣货信息获取及显示方法实现了自动运输装置与远端服务器之间的拣货、容器、车辆信息之快速结合及解除、且能及时显示各种信息给现场工作人员,故能打通智能物流仓库中的信息流通环节,最大化智能物流场景下的货品搬运效率。
需要特别说明的是,以上示意说明之内容及其图示皆可应用在具备自动运输装置的各种场景上,例如超市中的自驱动购物车,或是城市中的自驱动无人快递车,故以上示意说明不限制在物流仓库场景,所有具体实施方式之内容仅为示意而非限制。

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  1. 一种自动运输装置,其特征在于,包括:
    距离传感器,配置于所述自动运输装置的周围,用以测量周遭物体距离所述自动运输装置的距离;
    移动底盘,具有多个动力轮,所述动力轮带动所述自动运输装置;
    承载部,配置于所述移动底盘的上方或内部,具有用以承载容器的空间;
    容器感测器,感知容器是否关联于所述自动运输装置;
    无线通信模块,于确定所述容器关联于所述自动运输装置后,向远端服务器传送所述容器的容器编号,并且接受所述远端服务器反馈之拣货信息;以及
    显示屏,于所述无线通信模块自所述远端服务器接收所述拣货信息后,显示所述容器编号以及所述拣货信息。
  2. 如权利要求1的自动运输装置,其特征在于,显示屏上显示有第一按键,其中所述第一按键被触发后,容器感测器用以将所述容器关联于所述自动运输装置。
  3. 如权利要求1的自动运输装置,其特征在于,显示屏上显示有第二按键,其中所述第二按键被触发后,容器感测器用以解除所述容器与所述自动运输装置之间的关联。
  4. 如权利要求2的自动运输装置,其特征在于,所述自动运输装置具有车辆编号,当(1)所述第一按键被触发、(2)透过所述容器感测器将所述容器关联于所述自动运输装置、以及(3)所述无线通信模块自所述远端服务器接收所述拣货信息后,所述显示屏显示所述车辆编号、所述容器编号以及所述拣货信息。
  5. 如权利要求3的自动运输装置,其特征在于,当(1)所述第二按键 被触发、(2)使用所述容器感测器以解除所述容器与所述自动运输装置之间的关联后,所述显示屏不再显示所述容器编号以及所述拣货信息。
  6. 一种自动运输装置的拣货信息获取方法,其特征在于,包括:
    使用容器感测器,将容器关联于所述自动运输装置;
    使用无线通信模块,向远端服务器传送所述容器的容器编号,并且接受所述远端服务器反馈之拣货信息;
    将(1)所述容器编号、(2)所述拣货信息、以及(3)所述自动运输装置的车辆编号,三者进行关联;
    显示关联后的所述容器编号、所述拣货信息、以及所述车辆编号于显示屏。
  7. 如权利要求6的拣货信息获取方法,其特征在于,使用所述容器感测器解除所述容器与所述自动运输装置之间的关联后,解除所述车辆编号与以下两者之间的关联:(1)所述容器编号、以及(2)所述拣货信息。
  8. 如权利要求6的拣货信息获取方法,其特征在于,使用所述容器感测器用解除所述容器与所述自动运输装置之间的关联后,所述显示屏不再显示所述容器编号以及所述拣货信息。
  9. 一种拣货信息获取方法,适用于包含自动运输装置的物流仓库,其特征在于,包括:
    将空的容器关联于自动运输装置,使得所述容器的容器编号与所述自动运输装置的车辆编号进行关联;
    显示关联后的所述容器编号以及所述车辆编号于所述自动运输装置的显示屏;
    所述自动运输装置向远端服务器传送所述车辆编号以及所述容器编号,并且接受所述远端服务器反馈之拣货信息;
    将所述拣货信息关联于所述容器编号以及所述车辆编号;以及
    显示关联后的所述容器编号、所述拣货信息、以及所述车辆编号于所述自动运输装置的显示屏。
  10. 如权利要求9的拣货信息获取方法,其特征在于,包括:
    对于已载货的所述容器,解除其所述容器编号与所述自动运输装置之间的关联,解除后所述显示屏不再显示所述容器编号以及所述拣货信息。
  11. 如权利要求10的拣货信息获取方法,其特征在于,包括:
    从已载货的所述容器取出货品后,解除所述容器编号与所述拣货信息之间的关联。
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